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By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Welcome news for residents of Rio’s Zona Norte and Zona Oeste (North and West Zone) this past weekend as one of the Rio 2016 Games’ main competition venues, Parque Radical in Deodoro, reopened to the public after being closed for almost nine months. At the […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sports cycling’s world governing body, the International Cycling Union (UCI), has just announced that the recently fire-damaged Velodrome in Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca will be the site of the 2018 Para-cycling Track World Championships. The competition is the first major world championship event […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In what Grêmio head coach Renato Portaluppi was calling the “game of the year”, last night (September 20th) at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Rio’s Botafogo was eliminated from the 2017 Copa Libertadores, losing 1-0 to Grêmio in the second and deciding leg of […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Wednesday, September 13th, one of Rio’s big four football (soccer) clubs, Botafogo, began the first leg of the 2017 Copa Libertadores quarter-finals against fellow Brazilian club, Grêmio at Nilton Santos Stadium. It was a physical, back-and-forth battle that saw the clubs’ contrasting styles cancel […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After two heated battles in the Copa do Brasil semi-finals, two of Rio’s big four, Flamengo and Botafogo, once again went head-to-head on Sunday, September 10th in round 23 of the Campeonato Brasileiro (Brasileirão), Série A, at Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão). After having come up […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A sold-out Maracanã Stadium was the site of the first leg of the 2017 Copa do Brasil finals on Thursday, September 7th, as Flamengo and Cruzeiro battled to a 1-1 draw. Both clubs scratched and clawed their way through the tournament semi-finals with Flamengo squeaking […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Tuesday, September 5th, the current top two teams in South American World Cup qualifying went head-to-head as Brazil traveled to Barranquilla to face off against Colombia. A second-period goal from Radamel Falcao denied the Seleção its tenth consecutive qualifying win and salvaged a crucial […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Tuesday, September 5th, the current top two teams in South American World Cup qualifying went head-to-head as Brazil traveled to Barranquilla to face off against Columbia. A second-period goal from Radamel Falcao denied the seleção its tenth consecutive qualifying win and salvaged a crucial […]

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Thursday, August 31st, Brazil returned to the pitch in World Cup qualifying action battling Ecuador at the Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre. Holding true to form, Brazil continued to assert its dominance over the continent, handily beating Ecuador 2-0. Entering last night’s match, the […]